Procurement Specialist

Job Description

Overview

Continental Electronics Corporation is a leading provider of RF technologies and innovative solutions with 80 years of proven performance. CEC has experienced significant recent growth and has established itself as the go-to supplier for a diversified product line supporting a wide spectrum of markets from commercial products, military customers, to space research laboratories.

The Procurement Specialist will carry out broad assignments involving the purchase of items requiring knowledge and experience, usually involving responsibility for a high volume of purchases. Reports to the Sr. Procurement Manager in the Manufacturing Department.

Responsibilities

• Reviews requisitions and issues purchase orders to the optimum advantage of the company based on value, quality, delivery, and price
• Recommends changes or substitutes when specific materials are not available or when quality may be improved or costs reduced
• Works with the Program Office, Manufacturing and Engineering to provide updated statuses as needed on all open Purchase Orders
• Assists in the selection of qualified suppliers through facility inspection and personal inquiry and adjudicates difference between CEC and vendors
• Obtains quotations as required and selects vendors
• Performs liaison between requisitioning departments and suppliers
• May provide Production Control with quantity price break information and necessary lead-time required for economic lot purchases.
• Advises Sr. Procurement Manager on status of open orders periodically to determine action to be taken on delinquent orders.
• Reviews rejected parts as to source and makes final disposition
• Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct
• It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects in order for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business

Qualifications

• 2 years of related buying experience
• Associate’s degree preferred
• Experience purchasing electronic parts (EEE) and equipment
• Working knowledge of Contract Accounting
• Proficient in Excel, Word, Powerpoint
• Cost point experience is a plus
• Negotiation, Collaboration, Teamwork, Communication

Computer Skills

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Accounting software; Database software; Internet software; Inventory software; Manufacturing software; Order processing systems; Payroll systems; Project Management software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.